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The return of high school and college football means it's time resume the annual Fearless Free Press Football Forecast.

Staff writer Alex Abrami took home the title a year ago, his 123-25 record topping the overall standings by a game after going perfect the final two weeks of the season. Can he defend his crown or will a new champion rise this autumn?

WEEK 8 MATCHUPS:

Burlington at Middlebury, 7 p.m. Friday

• Alex Abrami: Middlebury

• Austin Danforth: Middlebury

• Lauren Read: Middlebury

• Ted Ryan: Middlebury

• Adam White: Middlebury

Champlain Valley at BFA-St. Albans, 7 p.m. Friday

• Abrami: Champlain Valley

• Danforth: Champlain Valley

• Read: BFA_St. Albans

• Ryan: Champlain Valley

• White: BFA-St. Albans

BFA-Fairfax at Winooski, 7 p.m. Friday

• Abrami: BFA-Fairfax

• Danforth: BFA-Fairfax

• Read: BFA-Fairfax

• Ryan: BFA-Fairfax

• White: BFA-Fairfax

Mount Mansfield at Colchester, 7 p.m. Friday

• Abrami: Colchester

• Danforth: Colchester

• Read: Colchester

• Ryan: Colchester

• White: Colchester

Milton at Burr and Burton, 7 p.m. Friday

• Abrami: Burr and Burton

• Danforth: Burr and Burton

• Read: Burr and Burton

• Ryan: Burr and Burton

• White: Burr and Burton

Fair Haven at North Country, 7 p.m. Friday

• Abrami: Fair Haven

• Danforth: Fair Haven

• Read: Fair Haven

• Ryan: Fair Haven

• White: Fair Haven

U-32 at Spaulding 7 p.m. Friday

• Abrami: U-32

• Danforth: U-32

• Read: U-32

• Ryan: U-32

• White: U-32

Lyndon at St. Johnsbury, 1 p.m. Saturday

• Abrami: St. Johnsbury

• Danforth: St. Johnsbury

• Read: St. Johnsbury

• Ryan: St. Johnsbury

• White: St. Johnsbury

Mount Abraham at Poultney, 1 p.m. Saturday

• Abrami: Mount Abraham

• Danforth: Mount Abraham

• Read: Mount Abraham

• Ryan: Mount Abraham

• White: Mount Abraham

Otter Valley at Oxbow, 1 p.m. Saturday

• Abrami: Otter Valley

• Danforth: Otter Valley

• Read: Otter Valley

• Ryan: Otter Valley

• White: Otter Valley

Essex at South Burlington, 7 p.m. Saturday

• Abrami: Essex

• Danforth: Essex

• Read: Essex

• Ryan: Essex

• White: Essex

Bates at Middlebury, 1 p.m. Saturday

• Abrami: Middlebury

• Danforth: Middlebury

• Read: Middlebury

• Ryan: Middlebury

• White: Middlebury

Castleton at Mount Ida, 1 p.m. Saturday

• Abrami: Mount Ida

• Danforth: Castleton

• Read: Castleton

• Ryan: Castleton

• White: Castleton

Norwich at Becker, 2 p.m. Saturday

• Abrami: Norwich

• Danforth: Norwich

• Read: Norwich

• Ryan: Norwich

• White: Norwich

Staff standings (through Week 7):

1. Alex Abrami (75-25)

2. Lauren Read (74-26)

3. Austin Danforth (73-27)

4. Ted Ryan (73-27)

5. Adam White (62-38)

Check back next week for updated standings and Week 9 predictions. This feature also runs in the print edition every Friday.